Jaimini

Jaimini was an ancient Indian scholar who founded the Mīmāṃsā school of Hindu philosophy. He is the son of Parāśara and is considered to be a disciple of sage Vyasa. Traditionally attributed to be the author of the ''Mimamsa Sutras'' and the ''Jaimini Sutras'', he is estimated to have lived around 4th to 2nd century BCE. Some scholars place him between 250 BCE and 50 CE. His school is considered non-theistic, but emphasizes ritual parts of the ''Vedas'' as essential to ''dharma''. Jaimini is known for his studies of the older Vedic rituals.

Jaimini's ''guru'' was Badarayana, who founded the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. He is also credited with authoring the ''Brahma Sutras''. Both Badarayana and Jaimini quoted each other as they analyzed each other's theories. Badarayana emphasises knowledge, while Jaimini emphasises rituals. They sometimes agree with each other, sometimes disagree, and often present antithesis to each other.

Jaimini's contributions to textual analysis and exegesis influenced other schools of Indian philosophies. The most studied ''bhashya'' (reviews and commentaries) on Jaimini's texts were written by scholars named Shabara, Kumarila, and Prabhakara. Provided by Wikipedia